The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/petah-tikva/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:21:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Petah Tikva | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/petah-tikva/ 32 32 One suspect in Zelka murder tells cops: ‘Everyone was hitting him. What, should I stop?’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/one-suspect-in-zelka-murder-tells-cops-everyone-was-hitting-him-what-should-i-stop/ Tue, 05 May 2026 07:52:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3816567 Interrogators confront suspect with video of attack on 21-year-old pizzeria worker as he lay 'in a pool of blood'; police say 19 suspects arrested

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]]> Police arrest another teen suspect in Independence Day murder at Petah Tikva pizzeria https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-another-teen-suspect-in-independence-day-murder-at-petah-tikva-pizzeria/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:37:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3812900 Arrest brings number of detained suspects to 11; primary suspect yet to face judge; Pizza Hut reportedly to continue paying victim Yemanu Zelka's family

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]]> Independence Day killing puts spotlight on youth violence wracking Petah Tikva’s streets https://www.timesofisrael.com/independence-day-killing-puts-spotlight-on-youth-violence-wracking-petah-tikvas-streets/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:25:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3811551 Murder of Pizza Hut employee by gang of teens seen as part of larger trend of delinquent adolescents roving sidewalks and starting fights in central Israel city and beyond

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]]> Police launch major operation to combat youth violence after deadly stabbings https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-launch-major-operation-to-combat-youth-violence-after-deadly-stabbings/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:06:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3811761 Law enforcement to increase presence; controversial National Guard to be deployed in Tel Aviv; main suspect in Petah Tikva killing said to be refusing to cooperate with police

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]]> Slain soldier’s girlfriend says at funeral that she saw his death in Lebanon in real time https://www.timesofisrael.com/slain-soldiers-girlfriend-says-at-his-funeral-that-she-saw-his-death-in-lebanon-in-real-time/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:54:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3811105 Idan Fooks, 19, killed in Hezbollah drone attack on Sunday, laid to rest; girlfriend was on duty as a surveillance soldier; mother recalls his 'heart filled with good intentions'

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]]> Netanyahu vows police, education action following ‘heinous’ Petah Tikva killing https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-vows-police-education-action-following-heinous-petah-tikvah-killing/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:52:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3810149 Israel Police chief: Stabbing of pizzeria worker by teens is 'unpredictable incident' that is hard to prevent; Bennett: 'Epidemic of violence and murder' being ignored

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]]> Hundreds protest police inaction after pizzeria murder: ‘This is a wake-up call’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-protest-police-inaction-after-pizzeria-murder-this-is-a-wake-up-call/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:48:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3809791 Teen suspected of murdering Pizza Hut worker in Petah Tikva caught on camera holding a knife covered in blood shortly after the Independence Day stabbing

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]]> Seven teens arrested in connection with Independence Day murder of pizzeria worker https://www.timesofisrael.com/six-teens-arrested-in-connection-with-independence-day-murder-of-pizzeria-worker/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:47:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3809544 Suspects said to have acted like 'veteran criminals' in bid to avoid arrest after allegedly ambushing Yemanu Zelka, 21, for asking them to stop spraying party foam in Petah Tikva Pizza Hut

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]]> Pizzeria worker stabbed to death by teens on Independence Day after asking them not to use party spray https://www.timesofisrael.com/pizzeria-worker-said-stabbed-to-death-by-teens-on-independence-day-after-asking-them-not-to-use-party-spray/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:29:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3809032 Yemanu Binyamin Zelka, 21, dies of wounds sustained at Petah Tikvah Pizza Hut; Family: He never did wrong by anyone; Boss: Everyone loved him; opposition points finger at police under Ben Gvir

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]]> Amid Mortozov, victim of Iranian cluster bomb strike, laid to rest in Petah Tivka https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-mortozov-victim-of-iranian-cluster-bomb-strike-laid-to-rest-in-petah-tivka/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:36:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3775319 Mortozov, 40, eulogized by his son as a caring father: 'You always took care of me, you were always with me. I promise not to disappoint you'

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]]> Second victim dies after Monday’s Iranian cluster missile strike in central Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/second-victim-dies-after-mondays-iranian-cluster-missile-strike-in-central-israel/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:18:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3773812 Construction workers killed identified as Rustam Gulomov and Amid Murtuzov; both were not in bomb shelters; strike scattered submunitions across several cities

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]]> Israeli celebrity reportedly arrested on suspicion of murder; identity under gag order https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-celebrity-reportedly-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-identity-under-gag-order/ Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:32:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3673593 According to Channel 12, prominent model is among several arrested after man found killed in central Israel; she was previously under international police investigation

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]]> These are the 28 victims killed in Iranian missile attacks during the 12-day conflict https://www.timesofisrael.com/these-are-the-28-victims-killed-in-iranian-missile-attacks-during-the-12-day-conflict/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:56:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3586911 From a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor to a 7-year-old Ukrainian cancer patient, the following are those slain in some of the 36 Iranian ballistic missile impacts

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]]> Holocaust survivor killed in Iranian missile strike on Petah Tikva last week https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-killed-in-iranian-missile-strike-on-petah-tikva-last-week/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:33:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3582192 Ivette Shmilovitz, 95, was killed by a shock wave caused by impact on apartment building in central Israeli city

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]]> Five more victims of Iranian missile strikes in Petah Tikva and Haifa named https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-more-victims-of-iranian-missile-strikes-in-petah-tikva-and-haifa-named/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:23:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3576555 Name of final victim of Petah Tikva strike yet to be released; Bazan remembers oil refinery workers as 'dedicated professionals who fell while doing their duty'

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